How does Chapter 28 connect the abstract role of a Guru in removing birth and death with Sai Baba's tangible actions, such as appearing in dreams?

Chapter 28 establishes a profound connection between the Guru's highest purpose and Sai Baba's specific actions. It begins by stating that a Guru's compassion is supreme because, unlike a parent who gives a physical body, the Guru "removes both birth and death." The chapter then transitions to illustrate how Baba accomplishes this. It details how Baba would enter devotees' dreams to guide, correct, and purify them—sometimes by asking for khichdi, and other times by taking a stick to them or breaking their addictions. As the text from Chapter 28 explains, by "removing the many troubles of devotees," He "creates love for His own feet." These tangible interventions are the very means by which He helps destroy the karma and delusion that bind a soul to the cycle of birth and death.